Stalker Nana!

Bill's mom is admittedly our official blog stalker. She is always hungry for more pictures of her little Henry so I have decided to give her a special stalker Nana entry! She is often my inspiration to do another blog and I love her for that. So I asked Henry to tell me his top five favorite things about Nana and here they are:
1. She gives me the best snuggles
2. She always tries to get rid of my parents when she visits so we can have fun Nana/Henry time
3. We take the best naps together on the couch!
4. She taught my Daddy to be a good Daddy.
5. She makes me feel like I am the best baby in the world...thanks Nana!

So here are some pics of our little guy just for Nana and also a video of Henry loving his puppy dog Wilson. Notice in the video that he is working on saying dog which is pretty cute! We love you Nana and can't wait to see you in August.

Happy 4th of July!

Henry had a great first 4th of July! His Grandpa Steve is visiting so we all ventured over to the downtown Kirkland for the town parade. Henry loved watching all of the people and cars go by during the parade! He even liked the loud firetruck. It was pretty amazing because he usually cries when he gets surprised by loud sounds. We then headed to the waterfront and Henry and Grandpa took a nap and we all relaxed in the beautiful 86 degree weather. We continued celebrating at the house with a BBQ and I hate to admit we just watched fireworks on our 26 inch TV! Personal fireworks are against the law here and it also was going to be tricky to go watch them with Henry since he goes to bed at 7...there's always next year right. Below is Henry watching the parade...we have decided to make it our new 4th of July tradition.

Other than that Henry is doing well despite the fact that he is fighting another cold. We had his girlfriend Halle over all last week and they had so much fun. That little girl is so cute and I just love seeing her and Hnery develop such a sweet freindship. I am pretty sure they have started their own secret language which may work to our disadvantage one day soon, but it is so darn cute. Every time they see each other it is like they haven't seem each other in years...big smiles, squeals and such. On the flip side they are lie little bear cubs and love to hit and sit on each other. I put some of those pics below.

Happy Father's Day!

We had fun and relaxed Father's Day for Bill. He has been fighting a stomach bug all week so he was feeling a bit under the weather but he managed to have some fun. Henry and I got him a weekend pass to the Washington Brewer's Festival and he went Friday night and tasted some fun beers! We did plan to go the rest of the weekend as a family but the rainy weather and Bill's tummy troubles kept us at home hanging out. Bill slept in late til 8am on Sunday and when he woke up Henry was so excited to see him and give him his card! We also got him a bocce ball set since he loved playing so much with Kate and Tom in Santa Monica! We did manage a nice walk at the park and We bought all of Bill's favorite food for him to enjoy throughout the day. It has been a fun 10 months watching Bill and Henry bond. Bill is such a wonderful dad and Henry loves him so much! Every morning when Bill leaves for work we wave goodbye and Henry cries as his daddy leaves for work. The funny thing is when I leave Henry doesn't even make a peep, it is just when his daddy leaves that he gets upset! What a bond they have! Overall it was a nice day and we had a lot of fun family time. Below is a picture of Bill opening Henry's card...they are just so cute together!

Introducing Henrietta!

Our friends the Huberts are out of town and Henry and I went yesterday to drop their dog Ranger off to a new babysitter and ended up with a funny picture! Henry spit up all over the shirt we arrived in, big surprise, so I ran up to Halle's room with Henry screaming (nap time was close) and quickly grabbed a shirt from her drawer. I noticed it was pink but wasn't surprised since Halle has a lot of pink shirts. Well I quickly put it on Henry and what I saw was hilarious...my little man was a little woman. He was in a hot pink shirt that said "Does This Diaper Make my Butt Look Big?" After reassuring Henry his butt looked just fine we got into the car and headed home. So anyway Henry fell asleep on the way home and when he awoke to play after his nap I couldn't wait to capture his first experience with cross dressing! By now you are probably thinking wow Katie has kind of lost it if the highlight of her day was putting her son in a pink shirt and taking pictures. Well I definitely admit my idea of fun has changed and I am not always playing with a full deck these days. I think Bill said it best when he got home from work to find Henry and I in yet another intense game of peek a boo. He said "Wow, Mommy and Henry spend a lot of time together don't they." So what do you think...is pink his color?

Thanks Mom and Dad!

We hit a milestone we were hoping to avoid this weekend...Henry's first sickness! Henry was tugging at his ears and running a low fever yesterday morning and he just seemed as if he was feeling yucky so we called the Microsoft nurse line and they sent a doctor to our house!!! It was straight out of the 1950's having her come to our house was soooo nice! Microsoft really has great insurance and health services! So after some screaming and ear checking Henry ended up with an ear infection in both ears! Poor guy has been in pain and I feel so bad! So we have been pumping him with Motrin and snuggling him like crazy (the only good part of him being sick). His fever is still coming and going but he is definitely on the mend. He has been quite a trooper and honestly taking this ear infection better than either Bill or I would. His sleep has been a little off but we already have a regular wake time of 5am so not much can throw us at this point! He has had his moments of ouch but is still full of smiles and wanting to play! Below is a picture and video of some fun we had this weekend! We got Henry a new toy and he finally mastered throwing the ball which is so awesome! Though this is not going to be the worst sickness he ever has, I am sure we have many all night vomit parties and such in our future, I finally understand how awful you feel when your child is sick. I never had thought about my parents much when I was sick. I just knew they would help me get better. It never occurred to me that it was emotionally draining to them and that they were losing sleep and watching my every breath to make sure I was alright. I definitely had the urge over the past 24 hours to call both my parents and say thank you!! I now also understand how my mom could fall asleep by 9pm on Saturday night! I guess more of these realizations will happen over the years. It is pretty neat to discover things about your parents and childhood while raising your own child.

Ugly Face

Awhile back Bill and I were sitting around bored and started making the ugliest faces we could. We came up with some funny signature "ugly faces" that we do from time to time to make ourselves laugh. I can even just say to Bill ugly face and he flashes his scrunched up face. So the other day I was taking pictures of Henry and realized he too has his "ugly face". It was so funny I just had to share it. Seems like he doesn't only share our DNA but our sometimes childish take on humor. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Lots of Fun!

Well we have been having some incredible weather here in Redmond. Today it is supposed to get to 86 degrees!!! We have been taking advantage of the sunshine and going to the park and for multiple walks daily. Henry just loves the outdoors and can't get enough of the sunshine. The other night it was so hot in our house that we gave Henry some ice cold yogurt for dessert. We also decided to let him feed himself which he just loved. I think he may have forgotten where his mouth is!

Other than smearing food on his face and being outside Henry loves tubby time. After dinner we strip him down in the front room and as soon as he hears the water go on he crawls to the tub! I got pretty cute video of him doing just this!

We also had our first Kindermusik Sign and Sing class. Henry loved it and their were about 10 other babies and Mommies with us. He was pretty clingy to me the whole time but did dare to go out to the middle of the circle eventually to play with toys. We have 4 more classes and are so excited to learn some sign language or at least some new games and songs. Once naptime is through we are heading out with our friends Emily and Halle to go play in a blow up pool! Happy Thursday to everyone.